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...literal) fortunes of Manchester City came when Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) - a holding company backed by the tiny Gulf emirate's royal family - reached a $380 million deal to buy the team from former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Exiled in London, Shinawatra - the subject of an arrest warrant in his home country after failing to appear in court last month on corruption charges - had paid just $148 million when he bought the club just over a year...
...Nagin instituted a dusk-to-dawn curfew to take effect at sunset and continue until the storm has passed. The curfew, which will be enforced with the help of almost 2,000 National Guard troops being deployed to the city, allows officials to arrest residents if they are not on their own property. "Looting will not be tolerated," Nagin said. "Looters will go directly to jail. You will not get a pass this time...
...than a proxy for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a bloodless army coup in 2006 and now faces corruption charges. (Earlier in August, Thaksin fled to England, claiming he will not receive a fair trial back home.) Meanwhile, on Aug. 27th, a Thai court issued arrest warrants for nine PAD leaders, charging them with insurrection, a crime that can carry the death penalty. The court orders followed a confrontational move by the group, who besieged a government-run television station. And yet, despite the high stakes, the Government House protests continue with a celebratory air. Friday...
...biggest danger they faced was possible arrest by the Israelis. Earlier, Israel had declared Gaza's waters to be a "designated maritime zone" and warned the peace activists to steer clear or face arrest. At one point, says Palestinian-American law professor Huwaida Arraf who joined the activists, the radar picked up three vessels which were shadowing them from just over the horizon. The "Free Gaza" crew presumes the ships were Israeli...
...Maliki appears to be pressing for more on the question of whether U.S. troops remaining in Iraq would enjoy the same immunity from prosecution that they have in other host countries. Also, it remains uncertain under the new agreement whether U.S. forces would retain the right to arrest and detain Iraqi nationals...